form of censorship

collocation in English

meaningsofformandcensorship

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form
noun
uk
/fɔːm/
us
/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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censorship
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsen.sə.ʃɪp/
us
/ˈsen.sɚ.ʃɪp/
the action of preventing part or the whole of a book, film, work of art, document, or other kind of communication from being seen or made available to the public, because it is considered to be offensive or harmful, or because it contains information that someone wishes to keep secret, often for ...
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(Definition offormandcensorshipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I utterly reject this dictatorial concept, which is only anotherformofcensorship.
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I know that there are many elaborae arguments which say that thisformofcensorshipmay constitute a protection against other insidious forms of censorship.
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What is argued against that proposition is that this would be aformofcensorship.
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This does not in any sense indicate that we are endeavouring to bring into existence someformofcensorshipof the press.
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Therefore, on the whole, the non-statutoryformofcensorshipat present exercised for the films is probably as good as we can get.
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This would rightly be condemned as a most dangerousformofcensorship.
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Some people might want to apply someformofcensorshipto its exercise.
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We may reasonably hope that, after this lapse of 200 years, we shall get rid of this indefensibleformofcensorship.
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Does not this establish a newformofcensorship?
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But we can exercise our ownformofcensorship, which consists of turning off the set.
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Sometimes, the purse is as good aformofcensorshipas any other control—if not better.
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By this measure we do not intend anyformofcensorship; it does not restrict reporting but only the direct appearance of individuals.
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I realise that it might be possible to devise a more restrictiveformofcensorship, but that would not he right.
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That is only one objection to this particularformofcensorship.
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It would be quite wrong to use the anti-dumping legislation as aformofcensorship.
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I also find totally unacceptable anyformofcensorshipon academic campuses in the name of politically correct ideologies.
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We have nothing whatever to do with thatformofcensorship.
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I believe that anyformofcensorshipon writing is abhorrent to us all.
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Can he explain on what grounds thisformofcensorshiptakes place?
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I would not approve of anyformofcensorship, but broadcasters have the responsibility to use their professionalism and ensure balance.
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